British Columbia

Port Moody, BC is named for Colonel Richard Clement Moody, Royal Engineers, who was appointed Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Lieutenant Governor of the new colony of British Columbia in 1858. Moody’s role was both to provide military support for the new colony and to carry out the major building projects that were necessary to keep up with a sudden growth in population and commerce – largely the result of the 1858 Gold Rush. Amongst the accomplishments of his sapper detachment contingent were the survey and construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road, exploring and planning the settlement of new towns in the BC mainland, and setting aside a military land reserve for what was to become Stanley Park. Port Moody was established at the end of a trail that connected New Westminster with Burrard Inlet to defend New Westminster from potential attack from the US. The town grew rapidly after 1859, following land grants to Moody’s Royal Engineers who settled there after the sapper detachment was disbanded in 1863. (Refer to memorial number 59029-002)

In 2006, the Chip Kerr Park was dedicated to John Chipman Kerr, a Victoria Cross winner. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force's 49th Battalion in 1915, and was instrumental in the Battle of the Somme. During the Second World War, he re-enlisted and was posted to Sea Island, British Columbia as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He moved to Port Moody in 1947 and remained there until his death in 1963.

The John Chipman Kerr Memorial and Chip Kerr VC Memorial Auditorium were also dedicated to him.

This memorial was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 133.

This municipal park, dedicated by the city of Port Coquitlam, is dedicated to George and Douglas Davison, two local brothers killed while in military service during the Second World War.

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This memorial is dedicated to the veterans and local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

On 28 May 2023, the Nicola Valley First Nations Veterans Association unveiled the finished memorial at the Lower Nicola Indian Band Land (Nicola Mameet - Shulus). Prior to 2005, a group of Veterans and volunteers relocated a large boulder and placed four plaques representing the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. A tribute to the late Barney Stirling, the late Paddy Stirling, the late Don Moses, the late John F. Isaac, Percy Joe, Richard Jackson and many other Veterans and volunteers who ensured the First Nations Veterans were remembered, recognized, and respected. The Nicola Valley First Nations Veterans are honoured annually on Remembrance Day.

The original memorial is part of the new monument, which includes three pillars inscribed with the names of 66 First Nations Veterans which includes six who did not make it home and nineteen who recently received a military marker from the Last Post Fund. The back of the monument displays four photos of Veterans who served in either the First World War, Second World War, Vietnam War, or as peacekeepers and artwork, meant to embody freedom, created by a grade 8 Indigenous student from Princeton.

On the site, five steel feathers created by Syilx artist Clint George represent the five local First Nations, and a ceremonial fire pit honours and remembers children with the inscription "Every Child Matters".

The Royal Engineers Memorial was erected in 1926 by the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Association of Professional Engineers of BC in honour of the Royal Engineers who built the original Cariboo Highway. The original plaque was stolen, and the Ministry of Transportation fabricated and installed a replacement plaque.

Laura Johnson was commissioned by the Royal Canadian Legion Okanagan Falls to paint a mural in 2019. The veteran's tribute features waving flags, fighting vehicles and six soldiers' silhouettes.